Monthly Summary of Mortgage Activities Georgia Department of Banking and Finance 2990 Brandywine Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341-5565 APRIL 2000 Please review the enclosed list for details on licensee additions and deletions which occurred during April. The Mortgage Division received 57 applications for a new license or registration and five applications for reinstatement of a previously revoked license. Thirteen licenses were either revoked or withdrawn during April. There were 2,767 current licensees/registrants as of April 30, 2000. NOTE: LICENSES ISSUED IN GEORGIA ARE SUBJECT TO REVOCATION, WITHDRAWAL OR SUSPENSION. TO VERIFY THE CURRENT STATUS OF A LICENSE, CALL 770-986-1633 OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT http://www.state.ga.us/dbf/ The Department has established the initial version of its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on its web site (see above). You should check this page periodically for changes. The next update should occur in late June to reflect this year's legislative changes. In April, 12 mortgage broker/lender examinations were performed by the Mortgage Division examination team. Also, the Mortgage Division received 2,374 mortgage-related telephone calls. Of these calls, 481 were verbal consumer inquiries; and 40 were verbal consumer complaints. The Division of Legal and Consumer Affairs, (770) 986-1633, is charged with the responsibility of handling legal inquiries and consumer complaints. If you are a current licensee and would like to be notified when the Monthly Mortgage Summary is available on the internet, please E-mail a message to dbfmort@dbf.state.ga.us. Be sure to include your license number and the name of your company in your message. If you do not have E-mail but do have a local Atlanta FAX number (area codes 770, 404, 678, or 800, or 888), have a 9600 or 14400 baud modem, are not currently receiving the Monthly Mortgage Summary by fax, and would like to have the Summary faxed to you, please send a fax to DBFMORT at the Department's Mortgage Division at 770-986-1029. ANNUAL WRITTEN REPORT - The reporting form for the 1999 "Annual Written Report" has been mailed to all licensees or registrants who held a license or registration at some time in 1999. This report is due no later than April 1, 2000. If you want proof that your Annual Written Report was filed on time, you should send it to this office "Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested". Failure to file an Annual Written Report constitutes grounds for revocation of a current license, denial of any renewal application, and denial of an application to reinstate a license. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -Lenders and some Brokers have licenses which are dependent on the filing of current audited financial statements with this office. Those with audits that are more than 15 months old may be subjected to fines and/or revocation of their license. As we have stated many times before, it is the RESPONSIBILITY of the licensee, as a professional licensed to operate in the mortgage industry, to insure that these audits are current AT ALL TIMES. Care must be taken to employ a CPA who has time to service your account in a manner so as to protect your license. Requests for an extension will not be granted. It has been our sad experience that those licensees who are "unable" to have their annual audit prepared are often those who no longer meet licensing standards and are looking for a way to delay audit prepared are often those who no longer meet licensing standards and are looking for a way to delay revocation. NOTES TO THE APRIL 2000 SUMMARY: COUNTERFEIT LICENSES WARNING: As we mentioned last month, there is a counterfeit license for #6501, Jackson and Associates, 307 West 82 Highway, Poulan, Ga 31781, being circulated by an unlicensed individual. This license was revoked for cause on December 7, 1998. Fines amounting to $10,750 remain unpaid for this company. Most of these fines were levied because the company was accepting loan packages from unlicensed individuals. Revocation followed. Licensed brokers and lenders should be aware that fines will be issued for dealing with unlicensed brokers. All lenders are advised to call to confirm the license status of each broker with which they do business. Brokers must be aware that it is not legal to co-broker with unlicensed parties. See Rule 80-11-3 for a listing of the fines which will be imposed. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION (Repeat comments) Recent amendments to O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-1004 enable the Department to establish experience and education requirements as a prerequisite for the issuance of a Georgia residential mortgage broker license. Numerous requests from individuals in the mortgage industry generated this law. The Department has issued rules for comment on April 17, 2000; such rules set out the requirements. Generally, applicants for a broker license will be required to have two years experience soliciting, processing, placing and negotiating mortgage loans, or in the alternative, may complete 40 credit hours of training in courses required and approved by the Department. This requirement only needs to be met once; but in order to use education or experience, such education or experience must have been completed within the three years prior to the date of application. Four of the education hours must be on Georgia laws and rules. Current licensees under certain conditions will not be required to satisfy these requirements. Licensees and Registrants have received a copy of the proposed rules. CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS ISSUED Direct Mortgage, Inc., Norcross, GA - Cease and Desist Order issued 4-7-00, and became final 4-27- 00. ID# 6183 6183 7255 ISSUE DATE *FINE REASON 04/03/2000 FEL 04/03/2000 OTH 04/25/2000 B&R FINES ASSESSED IN APRIL 2000 FINE PAID DATE COMPANY NAME $1000. 04/03/2000 $1000. 04/03/2000 $500. Direct Mortgage, Inc. Direct Mortgage, Inc. Security Home Construction, Inc. CITY ST Norcross GA Norcross GA Stone Mountain GA 7431 04/25/2000 CIC 13455 04/25/2000 B&R $500. $500. Georgia Porch and Patio Rooms, Norcross GA Inc. Great Eastern Funding, LLC Atlanta GA 13455 04/25/2000 B&R $500. Great Eastern Funding, LLC Atlanta GA 13811 04/25/2000 CIC $500. American Homeowners Union, Inc. Atlanta GA 13811 04/25/2000 B&R $500. American Homeowners Union, Inc. Atlanta GA 13825 04/25/2000 FILE $500. Community Home Lenders, Inc. Atlanta GA 14019 04/25/2000 UL $1000. Legacy Mortgage Company, Inc. Atlanta GA 14057 04/25/2000 FILE 14057 04/25/2000 B&R 14394 04/25/2000 FILE $500. $500. $500. Universal Progressive Investors, Inc. Universal Progressive Investors, Inc. Lifestyle Mortgage, LLC Douglasville GA Douglasville GA Stone Mountain GA 14413 04/25/2000 FILE $500. Una C. Elliot Atlanta GA 14518 04/19/2000 OTH $1000. Trinity Financial Services, LLC Tucker GA 15578 04/26/2000 NSF $32. Anna Maria Champion Stone Mountain GA 1099 B&R BR CD CIC EMP FEE *FINE REASON 1099 employees Books & records FILE Unapproved branch LAR Violation of Cease & Desist Order NSF Acq. of 25% ownership without REL approval REN Employer under C&D or UL revocation OTH $6.50 fees not paid Loan files not properly maintained Late filing Written Annual Report Check returned for insufficient funds Relocation of office without notice Renewal filed late Doing business with unlicensed entity Miscellaneous other LICENSEES/REGISTRANTS APPROVED OR REINSTATED IN APRIL 2000 ID# COMPANY NAME CITY ST CODE ORIGINAL APPROVAL RENEW'D REINSTAT'D 15523 Dacko Omar Gordon STONE MOUNTAIN GA B 04/07/2000 04/07/2000 15531 Robert Steven Orr ATLANTA GA B 15541 Jeanne M. Figdore SMYRNA GA B 15409 Superior Patio Enclosures, Inc. 15442 Janet Denise Steele TUCKER RIVERDALE GA B GA B 15508 Professional Mortgage Brokers 15515 R&R Mortgage COLUMBIA ROCHELLE SC B GA B 15521 Prodigy Mortgage Corporation JACKSONVILLE 15530 Surfside Mobile Homes, Inc. MOULTRIE FL B GA B 15532 Peach City Mortgage, Inc. DOUGLASVILLE GA B 15545 Veronica Jackson Harris MACON GA B 15546 Arthur A. George MACON GA B 15547 Latarcha Demery ATLANTA GA B 15548 Winona F. Milton ROSWELL GA B 15558 Peachtree Renovators, Inc. WOODSTOCK GA B 15560 Felma Andrews STONE MOUNTAIN GA B 15569 Woodbrook Mortgage Company, LLC (The) 15585 Geoffrey Craig Miller MARIETTA COLUMBUS GA B GA B 6658 Spartan Mortgage Inc. 14886 Express Capital Lending SAVANNAH GA B NEWPORT BEACH CA L 15529 Bill King's Mobile America, Inc. 15562 Willie A. Cammon LAWRENCEVILLE GA B LITHONIA GA B 15563 Janet Y. Davis ATLANTA GA B 15564 Shenetha D. Rainey ATLANTA GA B 15565 Raymond C. Dickey MACON GA B 15566 StarNet Mortgage, Inc. DALLAS TX L 15570 Kelly, Thomas D. DULUTH GA B 15575 Mortgage Brokers, Inc. CHATTANOOGA TN B 15577 Robert B. Moody, III MACON GA B 15578 Anna Maria Champion STONE MOUNTAIN GA B 15579 Beverly A. Lucas LITHONIA GA B 15580 Melton Enterprises, Inc. ELBERTON GA B 15584 Affordable Mobile Homes, LLP 15587 Cathy D. Blackburn TOCCOA LITHONIA GA B GA B 15589 Alliance Lending, LLC SENOIA GA B 04/07/2000 04/07/2000 04/07/2000 04/07/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 04/14/2000 12/03/1993 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 15591 Nexstar Financial Corporation 15592 IGI Mortgage & Financial Services, Inc. 15600 America's Mortgage Broker, LLC 15603 Choice Mortgage Group CREVE COUER ATLANTA TAMPA ATLANTA MO L GA B FL L GA B 15604 American Advantage Funding, LLC 15605 Residential Home Lending, Inc. 15606 First Financial Mortgage Corp. 15611 Anthony L. Brundage BOGART TIFTON LEXINGTON ALPHARETTA GA B GA L KY B GA B 15618 North Point Federated Mortgage, Inc. 15622 HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation 15623 Donald Ray Stallworth CUMMINGS ATLANTA MORROW GA B GA L GA B 15624 rateOne Home Loans, LLC WOODLAND HILLS CA L 15058 SWBC Mortgage Corporation SAN ANTONIO TX L 15422 Southern Atlantic Mortgage Group, Inc. 15586 Charles F. Johnson ALPHARETTA ATLANTA GA B GA B 15588 Samuel Baldwin EAST POINT GA B 15602 American Pioneer Financial Services, Inc. 15612 Ray Percell Lewis OREM SNELLVILLE UT L GA B 15613 Gary M. Cox STOCKBRIDGE GA B 15615 Superior Home Center, LLC CHATTANOOGA TN B 15625 Mortgage Stop, LLC (The) WOODSTOCK GA B 15630 Andrew Johnson ATLANTA GA B 15631 Robert A. Rowe ROSWELL GA B 15645 Nassau Mortgage, LLC NEWTOWN PA L 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/21/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 04/28/2000 TOTAL: 59 B = BROKER L = LENDER R = REGISTRANT LICENSEES/REGISTRANTS REVOKED, EXPIRED, SUSPENDED, WITHDRAWN OR DENIED IN APRIL 2000 ID# NAME 5677 S St Mtg Inc CODE REVOKED EXPIRED SUSPENDED WITHDRAWN DENIED LD 04/10/2000 6248 Blazer Finl Svcs Inc Ga LD 04/01/2000 7426 Equity Lending Associates LD 04/10/2000 12004 Absolute Mtg Solutions BD 04/28/2000 12046 AMRESCO Residential Mtg LD 04/21/2000 12170 ACB Inc BD 04/17/2000 12218 Natl Guaranteed Mtg Corp BD 04/21/2000 12301 Diskin Finl Solutions Inc BD 04/28/2000 12410 Circle Financial Svcs BD 04/18/2000 12497 S Plains Mtg Co BD 04/14/2000 13404 Net Discount Mtg Inc BD 04/28/2000 13932 Capstone Finl Svcs Inc BD 04/12/2000 14345 Cornerstone Finl Mtg Corp BD 04/05/2000 14993 Mtg Strategies, Inc. BD 04/21/2000 15213 RealEstate.com BD 04/21/2000 15375 T. M. G. Funding LD 04/14/2000 15377 Genesis Finance, Inc. BD 04/14/2000 15614 Connely, Tony L BD 04/28/2000 TOTAL: 18 Return to Bulletins/Summaries Page Return to DBF Home Page